Red Butte Canyon Oil Spill

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Red Butte Creek Mitigation Funds: Awarded Funding

News Release: Chevron Penalty Money to Fund Water Project - Red Butte Creek Mitigation Projects Selected (02/08/12)

	Agency/Organization	Project Title	Total Request	Total Award
1.	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	Engineering/Feasibility Plan for Bonneville Cutthroat Spawning Trap Design	$24,300	$24,300
2.	Natural History Museum of Utah, University of Utah	Enhancing Habitat Quality for Seasonal Movement of Mule Deer within the Red Butte Creek Corridor in Research Park and Fort Douglas	$169,310	$0
3.	Salt Lake City Corporation	Liberty Lake Restoration (Liberty Lake Enhancement)	$359,516	$276,596
4.	Salt Lake City Corporation	Jordan River Corridor Restoration (Jordan River Trailside Enhancement and Improvement)	$1,095,234	$355,000
5.	Salt Lake City Corporation	Miller Park Bird Refuge Restoration Project (Miller Park Bird Refuge Restoration and Enhancement Project)	$767,612	$767,612
6.	Salt Lake City Corporation	900 South Oxbow Restoration Project (900 South Oxbow Restoration and Enhancement Project)	$383,322	$382,322
7.	Jordan River Commission	Best Practices for Riparian Corridor Conservation and Development	$349,000	$275,000
8.	Salt Lake Valley Health Department	Air Sampling Training and Equipment (Emergency Response Air Sampling Training and Equipment)	$30,000	$30,000
9.	Salt Lake County Watershed Planning and Restoration Program	Riparian Restoration and Streambank Stabilization on Red Butte Creek	$212,500	$212,500
10.	Farmington Bay Water Fowl Management Area (FBWFMA)	Emergency Booms	$9,250	$9,250
11.	Farmington Bay Water Fowl Management Area (FBWFMA)	Channel Clearing Proposal	$392,000	$171,000
12.	Farmington Bay Water Fowl Management Area (FBWFMA)	Artificial Islands Proposal	$445,000	$0
13.	Farmington Bay Water Fowl Management Area (FBWFMA)	Unit 1 Enhancement Proposal	$255,420	$255,420
14.	Farmington Bay Water Fowl Management Area (FBWFMA)	J-Dike Proposal	$97,416	$0
15.	Great Salt Lakekeeper	Enhancement of Watershed Cleanup Efforts Along Red Butte Creek and the Jordan River	$40,000	$20,000
16.	Tracy Aviary	Riparian Corridor Enhancement (Watershed Outreach and Educational Program)	$300,000	$130,000
17.	Salt Lake County Fish and Game Association	Miller Park/Bonneville Glen Red Butte Creek Restoration (Bonneville Glen Restoration and Enhancement on Red Butte Creek)	$382,000	$90,000
Total			$5,311,880	$3,000,000

General Information

Press Release November 14, 2011: Red Butte Creek Water Settlement Finalized
Final Settlement Agreement
- Public Comment Letters
  - B. Randall Comments
  - Great Salt Lakekeeper Comments
- Agency Response to Comments
Request for Proposals Announcements and Application Form | Editable Version
Public Health Assessment
E-mail Address For Public Input
Send DEQ feedback or report oil found in Red Butte Creek, or phone 801-313-6700, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. workdays to speak with someone from the Salt Lake Valley Health Department.

| June 2010 Spill | December 2010 Spill |

Updates

Updated: June 8, 2011

Red Butte Creek Oil Spill: One Year Later

June 12, 2011 marks one year since the first Red Butte Creek Oil Spill. Phase 1 of the creek clean up was completed last summer and fall with crews working down the creek using washing/flushing equipment and various oil absorbing booms. Liberty Lake was cleaned up over the winter, pond sediment was fully removed and structures that were oil contaminated were either cleaned or replaced.

There is still residual oil in Red Butte Creek that can show up in backwater areas or in sediment and vegetation along the creek bank. Residents do report oil odors at times and still see evidence of oil residuals in the creek. DEQ has been committed to responding to all of these reports.

High runoff this spring has produced scouring flows in Red Butte Creek that should prove very beneficial in removing residual oil from the creek. Following runoff, DEQ will undertake further monitoring in Phase 2 of the cleanup for water quality, creek sediment, creek bank soil, and aquatic organisms to determine how the creek responds and what further clean up measures are needed.

Water, Sediment, and Macroinvertebrate Sampling Results and Summaries

Below are links to most of the raw data collected to date. For more information, or for the raw data from the macroinvertebrate sampling events, please contact us.

Hydrolab Samples	Water Samples	Sediment Samples	Macroinvertebrate Samples
..	..	11/02/2011	..
..	10/27/2011A 10/27/2011B	10/27/2011A 10/27/2011B	.All Macro Data
..	..Sampling Map (09/07/11)	09/07/11	..
..	..	08/29/11	..
..	08/23/2011A 08/23/2011B 08/23/2011C	08/23/11	08/23/11
..	..	08/09/11 Sampling Map	..
.	07/08/2011	07/08/2011	..
.	07/07/2011	07/07/2011	07/07/2011
..	07/06/2011	..	..
.	06/01/2011	.	.
..	..	..	04/06/2011
..	..	02/17/2011	..
..	..	01/27/2011	..
..	..	..	12/09/2010
.	12/06/2010	.	.
.	12/05/2010	.	.
.	12/04/2010	...	.
.	12/03/2010	..	.
.	12/02/2010	..	.
..	.	12/01/2010	.
11/30/2010	11/30/2010	11/30/2010.	11/30/2010
.	08/09/2010	.	.
.	08/04/2010	.	08/04/2010
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06/24/2010	.	.	.06/24/2010
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.06/15/2010	06/15/2010	.	.
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